EP1083525A2 - Coin dispensing apparatus - Google Patents
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- This invention relates to a coin dispensing apparatus, and more particularly to a coin mechanism to be installed in an automatic vending machine, etc.
- a coin dispensing apparatus is provided with a temporary holding unit to hold coins to be put into it.
- the temporary holding unit is provided with a holding cylinder to hold coins therein and a coin positioned at the lowest position is swept by a wiper.
- Japanese patent application Laid-open No.8-147514 discloses a conventional coin dispensing apparatus comprising a coin sorting unit which discriminates genuineness of coins put into it, an allotting unit which allots genuine coins and counterfeited coins discriminated by the coin sorting unit to a receiving passage and a returning passage, respectively, and a plurality of change storing cylinders in which the coins allotted to the receiving passage are stored every coin kind, wherein the apparatus is provided with a holding cylinder which is positioned between the receiving passage and the change storing cylinders and holds the coins allotted to the receiving passage, and a coin-sweeping unit which sweeps the coins discharged from the holding cylinder, when an article is sold, to the change storing cylinders and, when returned, to the returning passage.
- the holding tube of the coin dispensing apparatus comprises an entrance for coin which is formed midway in its up-and-down direction, a lifting mechanism which lifts coins held at the lower part of the holding cylinder, and a discharging mechanism which discharges the coin lifted by the lifting mechanism.
- a coin dispensing apparatus comprises:
- the holding unit can be structured simple without using a lifting mechanism.
- a coin dispensing apparatus comprises:
- the coin dispensing apparatus may have a coin storing passage connected with the coin storing unit and a repayment passage connected with the coin repayment unit, and a damper provided in the sorting device for switching the coin storing passage and the repayment passage.
- the coins may be more than one kind.
- the apparatus since the apparatus has a structure that the coin storing passage and the repayment passage, which are provided under the wiper and being indispensable structure, are switched by the damper, it becomes unnecessary to provide a lifting unit additionally, so that coins can be sorted to the coin storing unit or the coin repayment unit without the need to make the coin dispensing apparatus larger.
- a coin dispensing apparatus comprises:
- operation of the receipt member may be linked with the viper in storing coins in the coin storing unit, and may not be linked with the wiper in sweeping coins to the coin repayment unit.
- the coins may be more than one kind.
- reference numeral 1 is the body of a coin dispensing apparatus to be included in an automatic vending machine etc., and in its upper part, a coin inserting aperture 2 into which coins are put is provided.
- the apparatus comprises a sorting unit 4 which has a coin discriminating device to discriminates genuineness and the kind of a coin to be put into it through the inserting aperture 2, namely, plural magnetic sensors 40 and sorts the coin 3 thus discriminated, and a holding unit 5 which is provided under the sorting unit 4 and temporally holds the genuine money (coins 3) sorted by the sorting unit 4, a coin storing unit 6 which is provided under the holding unit 5, comprises plural storing cylinders 6A, 6B, 6C and 6D and stores change for sale of an article, and a coin repayment unit 7, being provided in the lower part of the body of the coin dispensing apparatus, from which the coin 3 is returned when the coins 3 is discriminated as an imitation by the sorting unit 4 or when returning operation is made by a customer. Furthermore, a counterfeited coin returning passage
- the magnetic sensors 40 of the sorting unit 4 are positioned facing a coin passage 41 of sorting unit where the coin put into the unit through the inserting aperture 2 passes. It detects the shape, thickness etc. of the coins. Further, the magnetic sensors 40 are connected with a control device (not shown) composed of microcomputer, in which genuineness and kind of coins are discriminated by comparing data operated from the result detected by the magnetic sensors 40 with a reference data stored therein. In accordance with this discrimination, the operation of various gates mentioned later is controlled.
- the sorting unit 4 comprises a genuineness sorting gate 42 facing the lower end of the coin passage 41 of sorting unit, and succeeding gate group for sorting coins every coin kind.
- the gate group is composed of four gates, namely, a first gate 43, a second gate 44, a third gate 45 and a forth gate 46.
- the genuineness sorting gate 42 is of a type that rotates, directing the valve upwards, in the front-and-back direction (orthogonal direction to the surface of the drawing sheet), and is operated by a solenoid not shown.
- the genuineness sorting gate 42 sorts the coins every coin kind to each coin-kind sorting gate 43, 44, 45 and 46, and when coins are discriminated as imitation, it guides them to the coin repayment unit 7.
- the holding unit 5 comprises a plurality of holding tubes 8A, 8B, 8C and 8D which are provided every coin kind (500 yen, 10 yen, 50 yen and 100 yen from the left) to receive the genuine coins sorted at the sorting unit 4, and a sorting device 9 which is provided at the lower part of the respective holding tubes 8A, 8B, 8C and 8D, and sweeps the coins at the lowest position in the holding cylinder 8, and sorts the coins swept to the coin storing unit 6 or the coin repayment unit 7.
- a sorting device 9 which is provided at the lower part of the respective holding tubes 8A, 8B, 8C and 8D, and sweeps the coins at the lowest position in the holding cylinder 8, and sorts the coins swept to the coin storing unit 6 or the coin repayment unit 7.
- the apparatus comprises the holding unit 5 between the coin storing unit 6 and the sorting unit 4, and the coins have already been sorted every coin kind at the holding unit 5, it can return, in the lump, the coins held temporally in the holding unit 5.
- 10 is a coin storing cylinder for 10 yen which stores most popularly used 10 yen as change.
- the sorting device 9 of the holding unit 5 in this invention will be explained referring to the drawing.
- the sorting device 9 comprises a receiving member 11 which supports the coin 3 at the lowest position in the holding cylinder 8, a wiper 12 which is provided between the receiving member 11 and the holding cylinder 8 and draw out the coin 3 at the lowest position, a coin storing passage 13 which introduces the coin 3 drawn out by the wiper 12 into the coin storing cylinder 6, a repayment passage 14 which introduces the coin 3 into the coin repayment unit 7, and a guide shoot 15 which divides between the repayment passage 14 and the coin storing passage 13.
- the wiper 12 is composed of a coin catching plate 16 having holes 16A which are formed corresponding to the respective holding cylinders 8A, 8B, 8C and 8D, have larger diameter than the inner diameter of the holding cylinder 8, and catch the coin 3.
- the coin catching plate 16 has a thickness thinner than that of one coin. Under the hole 16A of the coin catching plate 16, slope portion 16B which slants towards a direction for the coins to be swept.
- a slide groove 16C which extends in the right and left direction is formed.
- a pulley gear 19 is provided at the lower part of the rotary pulley 18, and under the coin catching plate 16, a plate 20 in which a straight bevel gear rack 20A engaging with the pulley gear 19 is located.
- a rectangular hole 20B which extends in the before and behind direction is formed.
- a guide bar 21A of a drive gear 21 is located to slide the plate 20 in the right and left direction.
- the drive gear 21 is driven via a first transmission gear 22, a second transmission gear 23 by an electric motor 24.
- 24A is a pinion gear fixed to the rotary shaft of the electric motor 24.
- Driving system is composed of these components.
- a slope shoot 26 which forms a take-in passage 25 for introducing the coins 3 swept to the repayment passage 14 or the coin receipt passage 13, is provided under the coin catching plate 16.
- diaphragms 27, 27 ⁇ which divide the take-in passage is provided, and a notch 27A is formed in one of the diaphragms 27, 27 ⁇ .
- a damper 29 of the sorting device 9 is located at the tip of the guide shoot 15.
- the damper 29 has a shape that the upper part is sharpened and is able to rotate around a rotation shaft 29A. Further, a fitting shaft 29B is provided above the rotating shaft 29A with which an arm 31 of a solenoid 30 is connected. Furthermore, 30A is a force-giving spring which gives an arm 31 a force towards the direction to push out the arm..
- the solenoid 30 is located under the slope shoot 26, and the arm 31 connected with the solenoid 30 passes trough the notch 27A formed in the diaphragm 27.
- a concave portion 26A, in which the chip of the damper 29 is located, is formed, and in the lower part of the receiving member 11, too, a concave portion 11A is formed to receive the tip of the damper 29.
- coins 3 put into the apparatus from the coin inserting aperture 2 are sorted in the sorting unit 4 as to genuineness and kind of coin, introduced to the holding cylinders 8A, 8B, 8C and 8D of the holding unit 5 which are provided every coin kind, and there genuine coins are placed on the coin receiving member 11.
- counterfeited coins are returned through the counterfeited coin returning passage to the coin repayment unit 7.
- the electric motor 24 starts driving and rotates the drive gear 21 via the first transmission gear 22 and the second transmission gear 23.
- the plate 20 moves to the right and left direction and the straight bevel gear rack 20A makes the pulley gear 19 rotate, by which the rotary pulley 18 is rotated.
- the pulley-projection 18A of the rotary pulley 18 slides sideways along the sliding groove 16C of the coin catching plate 16, and makes the coin catching plate 16 slide forwards.
- the solenoid 30 is off, and the damper 29 of the sorting device 9 is given a force backward by the force-giving spring 30A. Accordingly, the damper 29 blocks the repayment passage 14, and the coins 3 swept are introduced via the coin storing passage 13 into the coin storing unit 6
- the solenoid 30 is switched on, and the arm 31 is drawn against the force by the force-giving spring 30A. With this movement, the damper 29 blocks the coin storing passage 13, so that the coins 3 are swept via the repayment passage 14 to the coin repayment unit 7.
- the apparatus Since the apparatus is structured as mentioned in the above, even if the coins 3 can not be discriminated as imitation by the sorting unit 4, the same coins 3 as those put into the apparatus are returned. Therefore, money exchange fraud, namely, that genuine coins within the body of the cash dispensing apparatus are stolen by first putting into and next return from the apparatus, can be prevented.
- the holding unit of simple structure can be made without using a lifting mechanism etc., so that rise in cost, machine trouble etc. can be prevented to the utmost.
- an apparatus which is simple in structure and low in cost and prevents money exchange fraud, can be provided.
- the sort-and-take-out device 9B comprises a receipt-for-storing member 51 which supports a coin 3 at the lowest position in the holding cylinder 8, a wiper 52 which is provided between the receipt-for-storing member 51 and the holding tube 8, and takes out the coin 3 at the lowest position, a coin storing passage 53 which introduces the coin 3 taken out by the wiper 52 into the coin storing unit 6, a repayment passage 54 which introduces the coin 3 into the coin repayment unit 7, and a guide shoot 55 which divides between the repayment passage 54 and the coin storing passage 53.
- the wiper 52 comprises a coin catching plate 56, being formed thinner than the thickness of one coin, which has holes 56A corresponding to the respective holding cylinders 8A, 8B, 8C and 8D, has larger diameter than the inner diameter of the holding cylinder 8, and in which the coin 3 is located, and a moving member 57 connected with the coin catching plate 56.
- a concave portion 56B and a slide groove 56C which extends in the right and left direction, is formed. Further, on the upper surface of the moving member 57, a concave portion 57A is formed at a position corresponding to the concave portion 56B.
- a guide bar 58B which protrudes on the undersurface of a rotary pulley 58A of a driving system 58 comprising an electric motor not shown etc, is located in a state being able to slide.
- a receiving member (hereinafter called receiving plate) 59 on which the coin 3 taken out is located.
- the receiving plate 59 comprises a coin receiving part 59A which receives the coin, a stopping pole 59B provided vertically on a rear part of the coin receiving part 59A, and a fitting plate 60 which is provided at the center portion of the coin receiving part 59A and protrudes downward.
- the fitting plate 60 has elasticity against the coin receiving part 59A.
- a blocking plate 61 which is formed movable in the right and left direction by a solenoid 63, is provided on the upper surface of the front part of the sort-and-take-out device 9B, namely, in front of the holding cylinder 8.
- the blocking plate 61 is supported by a supporting plate 62 protruded on the sort-and-take-out device 9B.
- 64 is a force-giving spring which gives a force to one direction when the solenoid 63 is off.
- a passage 61A in which the stopping pole 59B of the receiving plate 59 can pass, is formed at a part of the blocking plate 21, and when the solenoid 63 is off, the force-giving spring 64 makes the blocking plate 61 slide to move, by which the stopping pole 59B becomes possible to pass the passage 61A. Also, when the solenoid 63 is on, the blocking plate 61 slides to move against the force of the force-giving spring 64, thereby relative position between the stopping pole 59B and the passage 61A being changed, so that the stopping pole 59B hits the blocking plate 61 and becomes unable to slide further.
- coins 3 put into the apparatus through the coin inserting aperture 2 are sorted at the sorting unit 4 as to genuineness and kind of coin, and introduced to the holding cylinders 8A, 8B, 8C and 8D of the holding unit 5 every coin kind, and are placed on the receipt-for-storing member 11.
- the projection 60A of the fitting plate 60 of the receiving plate 59 is engaged with the concave portion 57A on the upper surface of the moving member 57, and the passage 61A of the blocking plate 61 allows insertion therein of the stopping pole 59B of the receiving plate 59, so that the receiving plate 59 also moves, along with the movement of the wiper 52, to arrow B direction in FIG.2, namely, towards the front.
- the coins at the lowest position within the holding tube 8, as shown by an arrow in FIG.8, is introduced into the coin storing passage 53 and stored in the predetermined coin storing unit 6.
- solenoid 63 is switched on, and relative position between the passage 61A of the blocking plate 61 and the stopping pole 59B of the coin receiving member changes. Under the state, when the rotary pulley 18A of the drive system 58 rotates, the guide bar 58B slides to the right and left direction and the wiper 52 moves forwards.
- the receiving plate 59 With the movement of the wiper 52, the receiving plate 59 also moves forwards, but the blocking plate 61 and the stopping pole 59B of the receiving plate 59 hit with each other and the receiving plate 59 can not move further, so that the coin receiving part 59A of the receiving plate 59 becomes located under the hole 56A of the coin catching plate 56 which has completed the movement. Accordingly, the coins swept becomes a state being placed on the coin receiving part 59A.
- the pulley 58A is rotated at 180 degrees
- the viper 58A returns again to the inner side.
- the coin 3 is pushed out towards the direction of the repayment passage 54 because the coin 3 swept has been placed on the coin receiving part 59A of the receiving plate 59.
- the coin 3 at the lowest position within the holding cylinder 8 is placed on the coin receiving part 59A of the receiving plate 59, and as shown with an arrow in Fig.9, is introduced into the repayment passage 54, and swept to the repayment unit 7. Since the apparatus is structured as mentioned above, even if counterfeited coins 3 put into the apparatus can not be discriminated as imitation in the sorting unit 4, the same coins 3 are returned. Therefore, money exchange fraud, namely, that genuine coins 3 within the body of a cash dispensing machine are taken out by first putting the coins 3 into the apparatus and then making returning operation, can be prevented.
- the receiving plate which operates in linkage with the wiper or individually, is provided near the wiper, coins can be sorted to the coin storing unit or the coin repayment unit without necessity to make the coin dispensing apparatus larger,.
- an apparatus which is simple in structure and low in cost and can prevent money exchange fraud, can be provided.
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- This invention relates to a coin dispensing apparatus, and more particularly to a coin mechanism to be installed in an automatic vending machine, etc.
- Formerly, in an automatic vending machine, there was an anxiety that genuine coins within the body of a coin dispensing apparatus is taken out intentionally by first throwing counterfeited coins into the machine and then making returning operation thereof, namely, for so-called money exchange fraud. In addition, in an automatic vending machine in recent years, many coins are put into it at one time of deal. Accordingly, it is desirable that a coin dispensing apparatus is provided with a temporary holding unit to hold coins to be put into it. In this case, it is typical to adopt a structure in which the temporary holding unit is provided with a holding cylinder to hold coins therein and a coin positioned at the lowest position is swept by a wiper. However, there is a case where an article is purchased after a coin was put into the machine, namely, the coin put into the machine is received, while there is another case where an article is not purchased and the coin put into the machine is returned by reason that a desired article has been sold out, a customer changes his mind, or money exchange fraud is conducted. Accordingly, a sorting mechanism, which sores coins to coin receiving cylinders to be provided every kind of coin or an returning window, becomes necessary to be provided under the holding unit.
- Accordingly, there occurs a problem that a sorting mechanism must be further provided under the temporary holding cylinder, which requires to make the coin dispensing apparatus larger in the up-and-down direction. In order to solve this problem. Japanese patent application Laid-open No.8-147514 discloses a conventional coin dispensing apparatus comprising a coin sorting unit which discriminates genuineness of coins put into it, an allotting unit which allots genuine coins and counterfeited coins discriminated by the coin sorting unit to a receiving passage and a returning passage, respectively, and a plurality of change storing cylinders in which the coins allotted to the receiving passage are stored every coin kind, wherein the apparatus is provided with a holding cylinder which is positioned between the receiving passage and the change storing cylinders and holds the coins allotted to the receiving passage, and a coin-sweeping unit which sweeps the coins discharged from the holding cylinder, when an article is sold, to the change storing cylinders and, when returned, to the returning passage.
- And, the holding tube of the coin dispensing apparatus comprises an entrance for coin which is formed midway in its up-and-down direction, a lifting mechanism which lifts coins held at the lower part of the holding cylinder, and a discharging mechanism which discharges the coin lifted by the lifting mechanism.
- In the conventional coin dispensing apparatus, however, there are disadvantages in that its structure becomes complicated, the fabrication or working efficiency and the production cost is high, since the lifting mechanism must be provided.
- Accordingly, it is an object of the invention to provide a coin dispensing apparatus which is simple in structure.
- It is a further object of the invention to provide a coin dispensing apparatus which is low in the production cost.
- According to the first aspect of the invention, a coin dispensing apparatus, comprises:
- an inserting aperture, provided at an upper part of a main body, for receiving coins to be inserted thereinto; a sorting unit comprising a coin discriminating device for discriminating genuineness of coins inserted into the inserting aperture, the sorting unit sorting the coins discriminated in the coin discriminating device;
- a coin storing unit, located under the sorting unit, for storing the coins sorted in the sorting unit by separating the coins in kinds of the coins;
- a holding unit, provided between the coin storing unit and the sorting unit, for temporally holding the coins sorted in the sorting unit; and
- a coin repayment unit, provided at a lower part of the main body, for returning the coins to a customer.
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- In accordance with a coin dispensing apparatus as defined above, the holding unit can be structured simple without using a lifting mechanism.
- According to the second aspect of the invention, a coin dispensing apparatus, comprises:
- an inserting aperture, provided at an upper part of a main body, for receiving coins to be inserted thereinto; a sorting unit comprising a coin discriminating device for discriminating genuineness of coins inserted into the inserting aperture, the sorting unit sorting the coins discriminated in the coin discriminating device;
- a holding unit for temporally holding the coins sorted in the sorting unit;
- a coin storing unit provided under the holding unit; and
a coin repayment unit, provided at a lower part of the
main body, for returning the coins to a customer;
wherein the coin dispensing apparatus has a holding cylinder provided in the holding unit for temporally holding the coins, a wiper provided at a lower part of the holding cylinder for sweeping the coins, and a sorting device provided under the viper for sorting the coins to the coin storing unit or the coin repayment unit. -
- In the preferred embodiment, the coin dispensing apparatus may have a coin storing passage connected with the coin storing unit and a repayment passage connected with the coin repayment unit, and a damper provided in the sorting device for switching the coin storing passage and the repayment passage.
- In the preferred embodiment, the coins may be more than one kind.
- In accordance with a coin dispensing apparatus as defined above, since the apparatus has a structure that the coin storing passage and the repayment passage, which are provided under the wiper and being indispensable structure, are switched by the damper, it becomes unnecessary to provide a lifting unit additionally, so that coins can be sorted to the coin storing unit or the coin repayment unit without the need to make the coin dispensing apparatus larger.
- According to the third aspect of the invention, a coin dispensing apparatus, comprises:
- an inserting aperture, provided at an upper part of a main body, for receiving coins to be inserted thereinto;
- a sorting unit comprising a coin discriminating device for discriminating genuineness of coins inserted into the inserting aperture, the sorting unit sorting the coins discriminated in the coin discriminating device;
- a holding unit for temporally holding the coins sorted in the sorting unit;
- a coin storing unit provided under the holding unit; and
a coin repayment unit, provided at a lower part of the
main body, for returning the coins;
wherein the coin dispensing apparatus has a holding cylinder provided in the holding unit for temporally holding the coins, a wiper provided at a lower part of the holding cylinder for sweeping the coins and a receiving member provided near the wiper for sorting the coins to the coin storing unit or the coin repayment unit by operation with or without being linked to the wiper. -
- In the preferred embodiment, operation of the receipt member may be linked with the viper in storing coins in the coin storing unit, and may not be linked with the wiper in sweeping coins to the coin repayment unit. In the preferred embodiment, the coins may be more than one kind.
- In accordance with a coin dispensing apparatus as defined above, since the receiving member which operates in linkage with the wiper or individually, coins can be sorted to the coin storing unit or the coin repayment unit without making the coin dispensing apparatus larger.
- The invention will be described in more detail in conjunction with the appended drawings, wherein;
- FIG.1 is a front view of a coin dispensing apparatus embodying the invention;
- FIG.2 is an exploded perspective view of the holding unit;
- FIG.3 shows the structure of the drive system to make the wiper drive.
- FIG.4 is a sectional side view showing the holding unit;
- FIG.5 is a sectional side view showing the holding unit at the time of coin receiving;
- FIG.6 is a sectional side view showing the holding unit at the time of coin returning;
- FIG.7 is a planar view of the holding unit;
- FIG.8 is a view taken on line A-A of FIG.7;
- FIG.9 is a sectional rear view showing the vicinity of the receiving member of the holding unit;
- FIG.10 is a perspective view of the receiving member;
- FIG.11 is a partly exploded perspective view of the receiving member;
- FIG.12 is a perspective view of the receiving member when being fabricated;
- FIG.13 is a sectional side view of the holding unit when coins are stored in the coin storing unit; and
- FIG.14 is a sectional side view of the holding unit when coins are swept to the coin repayment unit.
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- A first preferred embodiment of the invention will be explained in details below, referring to the drawings.
- In FIG.1,
reference numeral 1 is the body of a coin dispensing apparatus to be included in an automatic vending machine etc., and in its upper part, acoin inserting aperture 2 into which coins are put is provided. The apparatus comprises asorting unit 4 which has a coin discriminating device to discriminates genuineness and the kind of a coin to be put into it through theinserting aperture 2, namely, pluralmagnetic sensors 40 and sorts thecoin 3 thus discriminated, and aholding unit 5 which is provided under thesorting unit 4 and temporally holds the genuine money (coins 3) sorted by thesorting unit 4, acoin storing unit 6 which is provided under theholding unit 5, comprisesplural storing cylinders coin 3 is returned when thecoins 3 is discriminated as an imitation by thesorting unit 4 or when returning operation is made by a customer. Furthermore, a counterfeited coin returning passage (not shown) which connects thesorting unit 4 and the coin repayment unit 7 is provided at the back side of the coin dispensing apparatus. - Also, the
magnetic sensors 40 of thesorting unit 4 are positioned facing acoin passage 41 of sorting unit where the coin put into the unit through theinserting aperture 2 passes. It detects the shape, thickness etc. of the coins. Further, themagnetic sensors 40 are connected with a control device (not shown) composed of microcomputer, in which genuineness and kind of coins are discriminated by comparing data operated from the result detected by themagnetic sensors 40 with a reference data stored therein. In accordance with this discrimination, the operation of various gates mentioned later is controlled. - The
sorting unit 4 comprises agenuineness sorting gate 42 facing the lower end of thecoin passage 41 of sorting unit, and succeeding gate group for sorting coins every coin kind. The gate group is composed of four gates, namely, afirst gate 43, asecond gate 44, athird gate 45 and aforth gate 46. - The
genuineness sorting gate 42 is of a type that rotates, directing the valve upwards, in the front-and-back direction (orthogonal direction to the surface of the drawing sheet), and is operated by a solenoid not shown. When the coins are discriminated as genuine, it sorts the coins every coin kind to each coin-kind sorting gate - Also, the holding
unit 5 comprises a plurality of holdingtubes sorting unit 4, and asorting device 9 which is provided at the lower part of therespective holding tubes cylinder 8, and sorts the coins swept to thecoin storing unit 6 or the coin repayment unit 7. - Like this, since the apparatus comprises the holding
unit 5 between thecoin storing unit 6 and thesorting unit 4, and the coins have already been sorted every coin kind at the holdingunit 5, it can return, in the lump, the coins held temporally in the holdingunit 5. - Furthermore, 10 is a coin storing cylinder for 10 yen which stores most popularly used 10 yen as change.
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sorting device 9 of the holdingunit 5 in this invention will be explained referring to the drawing. Thesorting device 9 comprises a receivingmember 11 which supports thecoin 3 at the lowest position in the holdingcylinder 8, awiper 12 which is provided between the receivingmember 11 and the holdingcylinder 8 and draw out thecoin 3 at the lowest position, acoin storing passage 13 which introduces thecoin 3 drawn out by thewiper 12 into thecoin storing cylinder 6, arepayment passage 14 which introduces thecoin 3 into the coin repayment unit 7, and aguide shoot 15 which divides between therepayment passage 14 and thecoin storing passage 13. - Also, the
wiper 12 is composed of acoin catching plate 16 havingholes 16A which are formed corresponding to therespective holding cylinders cylinder 8, and catch thecoin 3. Thecoin catching plate 16 has a thickness thinner than that of one coin. Under thehole 16A of thecoin catching plate 16,slope portion 16B which slants towards a direction for the coins to be swept. - Further, on the undersurface of the
coin catching plate 16, aslide groove 16C which extends in the right and left direction is formed. In theslide groove 16C, aprojection 18A of arotary pulley 18, which protrudes upwards and is movable in the right-and-left direction, is located. - A
pulley gear 19 is provided at the lower part of therotary pulley 18, and under thecoin catching plate 16, aplate 20 in which a straightbevel gear rack 20A engaging with thepulley gear 19 is located. - Also, at one end of the
plate 20, arectangular hole 20B which extends in the before and behind direction is formed. In therectangular hole 20B, aguide bar 21A of adrive gear 21 is located to slide theplate 20 in the right and left direction. - Furthermore, the
drive gear 21 is driven via afirst transmission gear 22, asecond transmission gear 23 by anelectric motor 24. 24A is a pinion gear fixed to the rotary shaft of theelectric motor 24. Driving system is composed of these components. - Further, under the
coin catching plate 16, aslope shoot 26, which forms a take-inpassage 25 for introducing thecoins 3 swept to therepayment passage 14 or thecoin receipt passage 13, is provided. And, in theslope shoot 26,diaphragms notch 27A is formed in one of thediaphragms - Also, at the tip of the
guide shoot 15, adamper 29 of thesorting device 9 is located. - The
damper 29 has a shape that the upper part is sharpened and is able to rotate around arotation shaft 29A. Further, afitting shaft 29B is provided above therotating shaft 29A with which anarm 31 of asolenoid 30 is connected. Furthermore, 30A is a force-giving spring which gives an arm 31 a force towards the direction to push out the arm.. - Further, the
solenoid 30 is located under theslope shoot 26, and thearm 31 connected with thesolenoid 30 passes trough thenotch 27A formed in thediaphragm 27. - Further, in the lower part of the
slope shoot 26, aconcave portion 26A, in which the chip of thedamper 29 is located, is formed, and in the lower part of the receivingmember 11, too, aconcave portion 11A is formed to receive the tip of thedamper 29. - Now, the operation of the coin dispensing apparatus of this embodiment structured as mentioned in the above will be explained.
- First,
coins 3 put into the apparatus from thecoin inserting aperture 2 are sorted in thesorting unit 4 as to genuineness and kind of coin, introduced to the holdingcylinders unit 5 which are provided every coin kind, and there genuine coins are placed on thecoin receiving member 11. - Furthermore, counterfeited coins are returned through the counterfeited coin returning passage to the coin repayment unit 7.
- When an article is sold in a state that the coins are being held within the holding
cylinder 8, as shown in FIG.3 to FIG.5, theelectric motor 24 starts driving and rotates thedrive gear 21 via thefirst transmission gear 22 and thesecond transmission gear 23. At this time, since theguide bar 21A is located in therectangular hole 20B of theplate 20, theplate 20 moves to the right and left direction and the straightbevel gear rack 20A makes thepulley gear 19 rotate, by which therotary pulley 18 is rotated. - When the
rotary pulley 18 rotates, the pulley-projection 18A of therotary pulley 18 slides sideways along the slidinggroove 16C of thecoin catching plate 16, and makes thecoin catching plate 16 slide forwards. - Because of this, the
coins 3 held in the holdingcylinder 8 leave thehole 16A and are swept away to the sweep-away direction, namely, to the back. - At this time, the
solenoid 30 is off, and thedamper 29 of thesorting device 9 is given a force backward by the force-givingspring 30A. Accordingly, thedamper 29 blocks therepayment passage 14, and thecoins 3 swept are introduced via thecoin storing passage 13 into thecoin storing unit 6 - Also, in case that an returning operation is made by a customer in a state that the
coins 3 are placed on the receivingmember 11, thesolenoid 30 is switched on, and thearm 31 is drawn against the force by the force-givingspring 30A. With this movement, thedamper 29 blocks thecoin storing passage 13, so that thecoins 3 are swept via therepayment passage 14 to the coin repayment unit 7. - Since the apparatus is structured as mentioned in the above, even if the
coins 3 can not be discriminated as imitation by thesorting unit 4, thesame coins 3 as those put into the apparatus are returned. Therefore, money exchange fraud, namely, that genuine coins within the body of the cash dispensing apparatus are stolen by first putting into and next return from the apparatus, can be prevented. - As mentioned in details above, according to the invention, the holding unit of simple structure can be made without using a lifting mechanism etc., so that rise in cost, machine trouble etc. can be prevented to the utmost.
- Also, since such structure that the coin storing passage and the repayment passage, both being indispensable structure, are switched by the damper provided under the wiper, it becomes unnecessary to provide additionally a lifting apparatus etc., so that coins can be sorted to the coin storing unit or the coin repayment unit without making the coin dispensing apparatus larger.
- Accordingly, an apparatus, which is simple in structure and low in cost and prevents money exchange fraud, can be provided.
- Next, another embodiment according to this invention will be described. The explanation on the structure of the apparatus other than that of a sort-and-take-out device of the holding unit is omitted because the structure is same as those of the first embodiment described above.
- Referring to the drawings, the sort-and-take-out
device 9B of the holdingunit 5 in this second embodiment is explained below. - The sort-and-take-out
device 9B comprises a receipt-for-storingmember 51 which supports acoin 3 at the lowest position in the holdingcylinder 8, awiper 52 which is provided between the receipt-for-storingmember 51 and the holdingtube 8, and takes out thecoin 3 at the lowest position, acoin storing passage 53 which introduces thecoin 3 taken out by thewiper 52 into thecoin storing unit 6, arepayment passage 54 which introduces thecoin 3 into the coin repayment unit 7, and aguide shoot 55 which divides between therepayment passage 54 and thecoin storing passage 53. - Also, the
wiper 52 comprises acoin catching plate 56, being formed thinner than the thickness of one coin, which hasholes 56A corresponding to therespective holding cylinders cylinder 8, and in which thecoin 3 is located, and a movingmember 57 connected with thecoin catching plate 56. - In this
coin catching plate 56, aconcave portion 56B and aslide groove 56C, which extends in the right and left direction, is formed. Further, on the upper surface of the movingmember 57, aconcave portion 57A is formed at a position corresponding to theconcave portion 56B. - Also, in the
slide groove 56C of thecoin catching plate 56, aguide bar 58B, which protrudes on the undersurface of arotary pulley 58A of adriving system 58 comprising an electric motor not shown etc, is located in a state being able to slide. - Because of this, when the
rotary pulley 58A rotates, thewiper 52 slides in the before and behind direction. - Further, as shown in FIG.5 to FIG.7, in the
concave portion 56B of thecoin catching plate 56, a receiving member (hereinafter called receiving plate) 59 on which thecoin 3 taken out is located. The receivingplate 59 comprises acoin receiving part 59A which receives the coin, a stoppingpole 59B provided vertically on a rear part of thecoin receiving part 59A, and afitting plate 60 which is provided at the center portion of thecoin receiving part 59A and protrudes downward. - Furthermore, the
fitting plate 60 has elasticity against thecoin receiving part 59A. - Also, a blocking
plate 61, which is formed movable in the right and left direction by asolenoid 63, is provided on the upper surface of the front part of the sort-and-take-outdevice 9B, namely, in front of the holdingcylinder 8. The blockingplate 61 is supported by a supportingplate 62 protruded on the sort-and-take-outdevice 9B. Furthermore, 64 is a force-giving spring which gives a force to one direction when thesolenoid 63 is off. - And, a
passage 61A, in which the stoppingpole 59B of the receivingplate 59 can pass, is formed at a part of the blockingplate 21, and when thesolenoid 63 is off, the force-givingspring 64 makes the blockingplate 61 slide to move, by which the stoppingpole 59B becomes possible to pass thepassage 61A. Also, when thesolenoid 63 is on, the blockingplate 61 slides to move against the force of the force-givingspring 64, thereby relative position between the stoppingpole 59B and thepassage 61A being changed, so that the stoppingpole 59B hits the blockingplate 61 and becomes unable to slide further. - In operation of the coin dispensing apparatus in the second embodiment, first, as is the case with the first embodiment,
coins 3 put into the apparatus through thecoin inserting aperture 2 are sorted at thesorting unit 4 as to genuineness and kind of coin, and introduced to the holdingcylinders unit 5 every coin kind, and are placed on the receipt-for-storingmember 11. - When an article is sold under the state, the
solenoid 63 is turned off, and positions of thepassage 61A of the blockingplate 61 and the stoppingpole 59B coincides with each other by the force of the force-givingspring 64. In this state, when the rotatingpulley 58A of thedrive system 58 rotates, theguide bar 58B slides in the right and left direction, by which thewiper 52 moves forward, namely, to the direction shown with arrow B in FIG.2. - At this time, the
projection 60A of thefitting plate 60 of the receivingplate 59 is engaged with theconcave portion 57A on the upper surface of the movingmember 57, and thepassage 61A of the blockingplate 61 allows insertion therein of the stoppingpole 59B of the receivingplate 59, so that the receivingplate 59 also moves, along with the movement of thewiper 52, to arrow B direction in FIG.2, namely, towards the front. - Accordingly, the coins at the lowest position within the holding
tube 8, as shown by an arrow in FIG.8, is introduced into thecoin storing passage 53 and stored in the predeterminedcoin storing unit 6. - Also, in case that an returning operation is made by a customer,
solenoid 63 is switched on, and relative position between thepassage 61A of the blockingplate 61 and the stoppingpole 59B of the coin receiving member changes. Under the state, when therotary pulley 18A of thedrive system 58 rotates, theguide bar 58B slides to the right and left direction and thewiper 52 moves forwards. - With the movement of the
wiper 52, the receivingplate 59 also moves forwards, but the blockingplate 61 and the stoppingpole 59B of the receivingplate 59 hit with each other and the receivingplate 59 can not move further, so that thecoin receiving part 59A of the receivingplate 59 becomes located under thehole 56A of thecoin catching plate 56 which has completed the movement. Accordingly, the coins swept becomes a state being placed on thecoin receiving part 59A.
- In this state, the
pulley 58A is rotated at 180 degrees When therotary pulley 58A of thedrive system 58 further rotates, theviper 58A returns again to the inner side. At this time, thecoin 3 is pushed out towards the direction of therepayment passage 54 because thecoin 3 swept has been placed on thecoin receiving part 59A of the receivingplate 59. - Accordingly, at first, the
coin 3 at the lowest position within the holdingcylinder 8 is placed on thecoin receiving part 59A of the receivingplate 59, and as shown with an arrow in Fig.9, is introduced into therepayment passage 54, and swept to the repayment unit 7. Since the apparatus is structured as mentioned above, even if counterfeitedcoins 3 put into the apparatus can not be discriminated as imitation in thesorting unit 4, thesame coins 3 are returned. Therefore, money exchange fraud, namely, thatgenuine coins 3 within the body of a cash dispensing machine are taken out by first putting thecoins 3 into the apparatus and then making returning operation, can be prevented. - As mentioned in details above, according to the invention, since the receiving plate, which operates in linkage with the wiper or individually, is provided near the wiper, coins can be sorted to the coin storing unit or the coin repayment unit without necessity to make the coin dispensing apparatus larger,.
- Accordingly, an apparatus, which is simple in structure and low in cost and can prevent money exchange fraud, can be provided.
- As this invention may be embodied in several forms without departing from the spirit of essential characteristics thereof, the present embodiment is therefore illustrative and not restrictive, since the scope of the invention is defined by the appended claims rather than by the description preceding them, and all changes that fall within meets and bounds of the claims, or equivalence of such meets and bounds are therefore intended to be embraced by the claims.
- The features disclosed in the foregoing description, in the claims and/or in the accompanying drawings may, both separately and in any combination thereof, be material for realising the invention in diverse forms thereof.
Claims (6)
- A coin dispensing apparatus, comprising:an inserting aperture, provided at an upper part of a main body, for receiving coins to be inserted thereinto;a sorting unit comprising a coin discriminating device for discriminating genuineness of coins inserted into said inserting aperture, said sorting unit sorting said coins discriminated in said coin discriminating device;a coin storing unit, located under said sorting unit, for storing said coins sorted in said sorting unit by separating said coins in kinds of said coins;a holding unit, provided between said coin storing unit and said sorting unit, for temporally holding said coins sorted in said sorting unit; anda coin repayment unit, provided at a lower part of said main body, for returning said coins to a customer.
- A coin dispensing apparatus, comprising:an inserting aperture, provided at an upper part of a main body, for receiving coins to be inserted thereinto;a sorting unit comprising a coin discriminating device for discriminating genuineness of coins inserted into said inserting aperture, said sorting unit sorting said coins discriminated in said coin discriminating device;a holding unit for temporally holding said coins sorted in said sorting unit;a coin storing unit provided under said holding unit; anda coin repayment unit, provided at a lover part of said main body, for returning said coins to a customer;
wherein said coin dispensing apparatus has a holding cylinder provided in said holding unit for temporally holding said coins, a wiper provided at a lower part of said holding cylinder for sweeping said coins, and a sorting device provided under said viper for sorting said coins to said coin storing unit or said coin repayment unit. - A coin dispensing apparatus, as defined in claim 2, wherein:said coin dispensing apparatus has a coin storing passage connected with said coin storing unit and a repayment passage connected with said coin repayment unit, and a damper provided in said sorting device for switching said coin storing passage and said repayment passage.
- A coin dispensing apparatus, as defined in claim 2 or claim 3, wherein:said coins include coins more than one kind.
- A coin dispensing apparatus, comprising:an inserting aperture, provided at an upper part of a main body, for receiving coins to be inserted thereinto;a sorting unit comprising a coin discriminating device for discriminating genuineness of coins inserted into said inserting aperture, said sorting unit sorting said coins discriminated in said coin discriminating device;a holding unit for temporally holding said coins sorted in said sorting unit;a coin storing unit provided under said holding unit;
anda coin repayment unit, provided at a lower part of said main body, for returning said coins;
wherein said coin dispensing apparatus has a holding cylinder provided in said holding unit for temporally holding said coins, a wiper provided at a lower part of said holding cylinder for sweeping said coins, and a receiving member provided near said wiper for sorting said coins to said coin storing unit or said coin repayment unit by operation with or without being linked to said wiper. - A coin dispensing apparatus, as defined in claim 5, wherein:operation of said receipt member is linked with said wiper in storing coins in said coin storing unit, and is not linked with said wiper in sweeping coins to said coin repayment unit.
A coin dispensing apparatus, as defined in claim 5 or claim 6, wherein: said coins include coins more than one kind.
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